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Posted by American Pig on Sun Dec 26 13:58:42 2004, in response to Re: No, It's the Liberal Secularists, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Dec 26 13:41:58 2004. Yes, but it is a culture, just like being Jewish is culture, being Catholic is culture, or being Islamic is culture, etc.It's also religion. So, an African-American item is placed on the the lawn for Black History month. Christmas is a custom and part of a culture just as much as some Black symbol may be. There is nothing in the Constitution about separation of culture and state. Because on May 19th, there is no cultural occurance going on. Of course there is. Shavuot could fall on May 19th in a particular year. That's a "cultural" occurence. Why should the courthouse be closed on Martin Luther King day, when many people in a city are not black? So Martin Luther King Day, a day which commemorates the fight for the equality of ALL people is only a holiday for black people according to you? Someone could be a legal alien and may be offended. Then what are they doing here? Some liberals could probably argue that illegal aliens aren't covered. Of course they are. They risked their lives to come here. They are not celebrating a holiday, they are acknowledging that it is a holiday a portion of the population may be celebrating. Why should they? If enough people want that day off they can close out of convenience, but why must they do anything else? Are you offended if a courthouse DOESN'T put a nativity scene on their property? So why should they? Who said everyone should be celebrating other people's cultures? I said that people should be learning about other people's cultures and beliefs. It makes people more tolerant of others. If you want to learn, there are libraries and museums, supported by the government. They aren't though. Having a menorah next to a nativity scene, or whatever is not reinforcing people's beliefs. If a symbol means nothing to people, it is just another object, and is meaningless. That is where you are wrong. All objects have some sort of meaning. It means that the government wants to celebrate religious holidays and celebrates the holidays of other religions in order to make things equal. If everyone doesn't celebrate every religious holiday, why must the state? |
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